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− | "Don't Call Me Shurley" is a reference to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM2K7sV-K74 a famous scene] from the 1980 comedy [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080339/ Airplane!] in which a character | + | "Don't Call Me Shurley" is a reference to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM2K7sV-K74 a famous scene] from the 1980 comedy [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080339/ Airplane!] in which a character upon being asked, "Surely you can't be serious?" replies with "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley."'' |
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'''Metatron:''' Yeah, Toto. I got a feeling we aren't on Earth, either. | '''Metatron:''' Yeah, Toto. I got a feeling we aren't on Earth, either. | ||
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'''Chuck:''' You know what humanity's greatest creation has been? Music. That and nacho cheese, even I could have dreamt up that deliciousness. But music is magic. A lot of remarkable music was created in the space -- B.G.'s Canteen. Now it's not as well known as the Bitter End or the Gaslight. But some amazing musicians got their start on this stage. I'm hoping that you and I can tap into some of that old magic and finish what I started a few months ago. | '''Chuck:''' You know what humanity's greatest creation has been? Music. That and nacho cheese, even I could have dreamt up that deliciousness. But music is magic. A lot of remarkable music was created in the space -- B.G.'s Canteen. Now it's not as well known as the Bitter End or the Gaslight. But some amazing musicians got their start on this stage. I'm hoping that you and I can tap into some of that old magic and finish what I started a few months ago. | ||
− | :''[http://www.bitterend.com/The Bitter End] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gaslight_Cafe The Gaslight Cafe] are famous rock and folk venues in New York City. '' | + | :''[http://www.bitterend.com/The Bitter End] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gaslight_Cafe The Gaslight Cafe] are famous rock and folk venues in New York City.'' |
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'''Metatron:''' You wanna get the old band back together. Lennon and McCartney ride again.<br> | '''Metatron:''' You wanna get the old band back together. Lennon and McCartney ride again.<br> | ||
'''Chuck:''' Well, I'm kinda Lennon and McCartney, but every writer needs a good editor. I did some of my best work with you Metatron. | '''Chuck:''' Well, I'm kinda Lennon and McCartney, but every writer needs a good editor. I did some of my best work with you Metatron. | ||
− | :''John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the main songwriters for the English band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles The Beatles] | + | :''John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the main songwriters for the English band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles The Beatles.]'' |
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'''Metatron:''' There are two types of memoir. One is honest, the other, not so much. Truth and fairy tale. Now do you wanna write ''Life'' by Keith Richards or ''Wouldn't It Be Nice'' by Brian Wilson? | '''Metatron:''' There are two types of memoir. One is honest, the other, not so much. Truth and fairy tale. Now do you wanna write ''Life'' by Keith Richards or ''Wouldn't It Be Nice'' by Brian Wilson? | ||
− | :''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_(Keith_Richards) "Life"] is a memoir by musician [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Richards Keith Richards]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wouldn't_It_Be_Nice:_My_Own_Story "Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story"] is a memoir by musician [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Wilson Brian Wilson] | + | :''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_(Keith_Richards) "Life"] is a memoir by musician [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Richards Keith Richards]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wouldn't_It_Be_Nice:_My_Own_Story "Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story"] is a memoir by musician [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Wilson Brian Wilson.]'' |
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'''Metatron:''' There are no revelations in this book. And that's weird given who you are! | '''Metatron:''' There are no revelations in this book. And that's weird given who you are! | ||
− | :''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Revelation Revelation] is the final book of the New Testament. It deals, in part, with prophecy and the Apocalypse. | + | :''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Revelation Revelation] is the final book of the New Testament. It deals, in part, with prophecy and the Apocalypse.'' |
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'''Chuck:''' This is me.<br> | '''Chuck:''' This is me.<br> | ||
'''Metatron:''' Really. This? This pile of self-doubt and nebbishness flooded the Earth? Followed up Sodom with a blockbuster Gomorrah. Created as much as he punished. No, the guy I worked for, total bad ass. And yes he could be a dick. Now that guy had a lot of stories to tell, and he has a lot to answer for. | '''Metatron:''' Really. This? This pile of self-doubt and nebbishness flooded the Earth? Followed up Sodom with a blockbuster Gomorrah. Created as much as he punished. No, the guy I worked for, total bad ass. And yes he could be a dick. Now that guy had a lot of stories to tell, and he has a lot to answer for. | ||
− | :''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom_and_Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah] were cities mentioned in the Bible. God passed divine judgment on these cities and destroyed them for their wickedness. | + | :''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom_and_Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah] were cities mentioned in the Bible. God passed divine judgment on these cities and destroyed them for their wickedness.'' |
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'''Metatron:''' Hold up a mirror and show us who you are. Warts and all. Write for an audience of one -- you.<br> | '''Metatron:''' Hold up a mirror and show us who you are. Warts and all. Write for an audience of one -- you.<br> | ||
'''Chuck:''' Dance like no one else is watching. | '''Chuck:''' Dance like no one else is watching. | ||
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Revision as of 20:56, 5 May 2016
Title | Don't Call Me Shurley |
Episode # | Season 11, Episode 20 |
First aired | May 4, 2016 |
Directed by | Robert Singer |
Written by | Robbie Thompson |
On IMDB | Don't Call Me Shurley |
Outline | When Amara unleashes a dark fog on a small town, causing residents to go rabid, Sam] and Dean attempt to protect the town. Meanwhile, Chuck returns with a proposition for Metatron. |
Monster | The Darkness Rabids |
Timeline | |
Location(s) | God's Bar Lebanon, Kansas Hope Springs, Idaho |
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Contents
Synopsis
Characters
Definitions
- Alcohol
- Aliases
- Costumes & Disguises
- The Darkness
- Dean's Amulet
- God's Bar
- Impala
- Men of Letters Bunker
- Rabids
- Sammy
Music
- "Good Vibrations" by Brian Wilson
- (playing in God's construct of a bar when Metatron is transported there)
- Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Chorus "Hallelujah!" by Festival Chamber Orchestra
- (plays when Chuck shows his true visage to Metatron)
- "Don't Answer the Door" by B.B. King
- (playing in God's construct of a bar as Chuck and Metatron talk)
- "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones
- (playing as God and Metatron rewrite his autobiography)
- "Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)" by Rob Benedict
- (sung by Chuck over the closing montage)
Quotes
Metatron: Right, right. Your cat pic blog.
Chuck: Nauseous.
Metatron: It's not. But you've helped the Winchesters before.
Chuck: Helped them? I've saved them. I've rebuilt Castiel more times than I can remember. Look where that got me.
Metatron: So you're just gonna let Amara win?
Dean: No-no-no. There's no quittin' here.
Sam: We were never gonna make it.
Dean: Sam that's not you talking, it's the fog.
Sam: You're gonna choose Amara. Over me. Over everything.
Dean: Sam, No!
Sam: I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. I can't fight this, you gotta go. You gotta get out before you get infected. Before I hurt you.
Trivia & References
- Toto is Dorothy's dog in the book and film of The Wizard of Oz. When she enters Oz, she says "Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
- Cheers was an 1980s sitcom set in a neighborhood bar in Boston. A line in the theme song refers to it as a place where "everybody knows your name."
- Hope springs eternal in the human breast;
- Man never is, but always to be blessed:
- The soul, uneasy and confined from home,
- Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
Chuck: Oh, I've been super busy. Yeah, I traveled, started a blog -- mostly just picture of cats. So cute. Oh I signed up for Snapchat! And I started a new series of books - Revolution. I don't think it's going anywhere.
- Revolution was the name of the TV series that creator made after Supernatural. It was cancelled after two seasons. After the airing of the episode Kripke tweeted that "Robbie Thompson, good guy that he is, ran it all past me. I wildly approved."
- Bitter End and The Gaslight Cafe are famous rock and folk venues in New York City.
Chuck: Well, I'm kinda Lennon and McCartney, but every writer needs a good editor. I did some of my best work with you Metatron.
- John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the main songwriters for the English band The Beatles.
Chuck: How do you mean?
Metatron: You're giving the wrong stuff too much real estate. Like that chapter about being Chuck.
Chuck: Mmhm. What about it?
Metatron: Once you've explained the Vonnegut performance art. That should be it, no one cares about the rest.
- Chuck referenced write Kurt Vonnegut before in 4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book.
Chuck: It's very Vonnegut.
Dean: Slaughterhouse Five-Vonnegut or Cat's Cradle-Vonnegut?
Sam: What?
Chuck: It's Kilgore Trout-Vonnegut. I wrote myself into it. I wrote myself, in my house, confronted by my characters.
- In Vonnegut's book Breakfast of Champions he wrote himself into it and Kilgore Trout is the character who confronts the author character.
- "Life" is a memoir by musician Keith Richards. "Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story" is a memoir by musician Brian Wilson.
- Revelation is the final book of the New Testament. It deals, in part, with prophecy and the Apocalypse.
Metatron: Really. This? This pile of self-doubt and nebbishness flooded the Earth? Followed up Sodom with a blockbuster Gomorrah. Created as much as he punished. No, the guy I worked for, total bad ass. And yes he could be a dick. Now that guy had a lot of stories to tell, and he has a lot to answer for.
- Sodom and Gomorrah were cities mentioned in the Bible. God passed divine judgment on these cities and destroyed them for their wickedness.
Chuck: Dance like no one else is watching.
- Writing for an audience of one is a belief held by many writers, including Kurt Vonnegut and Jim Steinbeck. "Dance like no one else is watching" is a reference to this inspirational quote by William W. Purkey: "You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there’s nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth."
- A helicopter parent is one who takes an excessively close or overprotective interest in the life of their child.
- Being and Nothingness is a book by philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Sartre's main purpose in writing the book was to demonstrate that free will exists.
Minutiae
Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
Promotion
- Synopsis via KSiteTV
- Photos via the TV Addict
- Promo
- Sneak Peek
- Casting News via TVLine
- BTS Video by Jared Padelecki
- BTS Pic by Rob Benedict
- BTS Pic by Murry Peeters
- BTS Pic by Sonja Bennett